CHINCHILLA RAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chinchilla rat mean? 

• CHINCHILLA RAT (noun)
  The noun CHINCHILLA RAT has 1 sense:

1. ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes

  Familiarity information: CHINCHILLA RAT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHINCHILLA RAT (noun)

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Meaning:

Ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

abrocome; chinchilla rat; rat chinchilla

Hypernyms ("chinchilla rat" is a kind of...):

gnawer; rodent (relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)

Holonyms ("chinchilla rat" is a member of...):

Abrocoma; genus Abrocoma (abrocomes)